likegentlebreathsfroiverspure,thenceraise</p>

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vainhopes,vainai,inordinatedesires,</p>

paradiselost</p>

121of374</p>

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hihusihurielhhisspear</p>

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fitforthetunsogaziostore</p>

againstaruureduttygrain,</p>

estheair;</p>

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backsteptthosetazed</p>

sosuddentobeholdthegrislyking;</p>

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hoserebelspiritsadjudgedtohell</p>

estthou,esed,</p>

yin,</p>

heregattheheadofthesethatsleep</p>

knothensaidsatan,filledhs,</p>

knoeyekneeoe</p>

foryou,theresittingnotsoar:</p>

nottoknuesyourselvesunknown,</p>

theloofyourthrong;or,ifyeknow,</p>

whyaskye,andsuperfluousbegin</p>

ye,liketoendasvain</p>

tothuszephon,anshs.</p>

thinknot,revoltedspirit,thyshapethesa,</p>

orundinishedbrightobeknown,</p>

ashoustoodestinheavenuprightandpure;</p>

paradiselost</p>

122of374</p>

thatglorythen,ood,</p>

departedfrohee;andthoureselestnow</p>

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tohis,okeep</p>

thisplahar</p>

sospakethecherub;andhisgraverebuke,</p>

severeinyouthfulbeauty,addedgrace</p>

invincible:abashedthedevilstood,</p>

aho</p>

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hislustrevisiblyiaired;yetseed</p>

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orallatonce;reglorywillbewon,</p>

orlessbelost.thyfear,saidzephonbold,</p>

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thefiendrepliednot,overehrage;</p>

but,likeaproudsteedreined,haughtyon,</p>

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hehelditvain;aabovehadquelled</p>

hisheart,notelsedisyed.noheynigh</p>

theepoint,hosehalfroundingguards</p>

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gabriel,frohefrontthuscalledaloud.</p>

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123of374</p>

hastingthispsedisce</p>

ithurielandzephhtheshade;</p>

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aheprinceofhell,</p>

notlikelytoparthe;</p>

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thou,satan,bro</p>

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